It had been three days Juliette was racked with guilt about sleeping with John. Juliette had been home from work for a few hours. She decided to call Sarah.

"Hello?" Sarah said.

"It's me."

"What's the matter you sound upset."

"I cheated on Rick."

"What?" "With who?" She said shocked.

"John."

"John wh- no not that John."

"Yes that John."

"How the hell did that even happened?"

"I went on a trip with Angela to Washington." "She's friends with Stephanie but I didn't know it was that Stephanie until we got there." "Stephanie threw me out of the building." "I went back to the hotel and to the bar." "When I got the elevator John got on." "We were talking about what went on between us." "He kissed me and the next thing I know we're in his room having sex." "The next morning couldn't have been any more uncomfortable." "He was so cold towards me." "It was so unlike him." "He treated me like shit on the bottom of his shoe." "He still hates me."

"Did he say that?"

"He might as well have." "Here's exactly what he said in the coldest meanest tone you could imagine." "Last night was a mistake." "It meant nothing."

"Ouch."

"I risked a perfectly good healthy relationship to be treated like that?" "What the hell is wrong with me?"

"Nothing."

"I don't know what to do Sarah." "I wasn't going to but I want to tell Rick." "I lost John because I lied to him." "I don't want the same thing to happen with Rick." "If I tell him I'm afraid he'll leave me." "If I don't tell him I'm afraid he'll found out somehow and leave me."

"I think you should tell him." "You don't want to go into your marriage with secrets."

John was at his home in Florida. He was looking for something in the kitchen. He opened a drawer and saw a framed picture of him and Juliette. He picked it up.

"Why couldn't you have been who you said you were?" He thought. "I loved you." "If you loved me like you said why didn't you just tell me?" "I think I could've accepted it if you told me."

The next evening Juliette went over to Rick's. She decided she was going to tell him everything. They were sitting on the couch.

"Rick I have something to tell you." She said.

"What?"

"I wanna be completely honest." "I already lost one man I loved because he caught me in a lie." "I won't make that mistake again." "Let me start at the beginning." She told him all about the undercover assignment, everything that happened with her and John back then, how he found out who she really was. How when she and Angela were in Washington Stephanie threw her out of the arena and she went to the bar. "Which brings me to the important part." "I got on the elevator to go to my room." "As the doors were closing John got on." "We started talking about the past." "He kissed me." "I should've told him to stop but I didn't." "We…she got tears in her eyes. …we had sex." "I'm sorry." "I'm so sorry."

"You cheated on me?" He said in disbelief.

"Yes."

"Why would you do that to me?" "I love you."

"I love you too."

"Juliette you need to go." "I need time to process this."

"Ok."

A week later Juliette was sitting in her apartment. Her buzzer rang to let her know someone was at the door.

"Hello?" She said.

"It's me." Rick said. She buzzed him in. He came up.

"Hi."

"Hi." "Let's sit down." They sat down on the couch. "Juliette what you did hurt me really bad."

"I know."

"It means a lot that you were honest about it." "I'm willing to forgive you but I need to know." "Do you still want to be with me?"

"Yes."

"Do you still want to marry me?"

"Yes."

"Ok." They kissed. "Come on." They went into the bedroom. Within seconds they almost completely naked. They were on the bed. Rick went to get a condom from the end table. "Baby we're out of condoms."

"Out of condoms?"

"Yeah."

"That sucks."

"We could just do it without it."

"Honey you know I don't want a baby right now."

"I'll pull out I promise." She looked at him uncertain. "Come on." He kissed her. She kissed him back.

"Ok." As they were having sex a thought dawned on Juliette. "Did John and I use a condom?" "I can't remember."

When they were done Rick was holding her.

"We never have to mention what happened again." Rick said. "It doesn't matter." "What matters is I love you."

"I love you too." They kissed.